RF Howard Ward #29
Buffalo Blizzard tMBU
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
11/08/2122
BNN Index | tMBU | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF HOWARD WARD #29 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 304 51 10 1 10 23 5 109 .168 .203 .306 2 -2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 39
Gap 53
Power 58
Eye 36
Avoid K's 31
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 9 45
Errors: - 17 76
Arm: 3 33 55
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 47
1st Base: - Center Field: 10
2nd Base: - Right Field: 46
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 44
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 49
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/08/2122 @ TOR Loss, 5-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
10/07/2122 @ TOR Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/06/2122 @ TOR Loss, 3-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2122 MNE Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2122 @ MON Loss, 0-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/2122 @ MON Loss, 3-11 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2122 @ MON Loss, 1-3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
09/27/2122 NS Loss, 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2122 NS Win, 8-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2122 NS Loss, 3-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Not the life of the party.
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:10/05/2095
Born in:Averill Park, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$300,000
Signed Through:2122 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2113, 13th Pick in Round 1
THE MONEYBALL UNION 2122 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 97 304 51 10 1 10 23 30 5 109 .168 .203 .306 .509 .222 .138 34
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 93 320 9 0 0 7 3 2 93 21 2 0 100.0 18.0 1.83 -2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   52 9 2 0 3 6 8 1 18 0 2 3 .173 .232 .385 .617
Versus Right   252 42 8 1 7 17 22 4 91 2 1 6 .167 .197 .290 .487
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   37 3 1 0 1 3 4 0 13 0 0 0 .081 .081 .189 .270
May   53 10 0 1 2 4 5 2 18 0 1 1 .189 .232 .340 .572
June   51 9 3 0 1 5 5 1 15 1 1 3 .176 .232 .294 .526
July   33 4 0 0 1 2 1 1 18 0 0 0 .121 .147 .212 .359
August   55 14 3 0 2 4 8 1 18 1 1 3 .255 .300 .418 .718
September   57 9 2 0 3 5 7 0 20 0 0 2 .158 .186 .351 .537
October   18 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .111 .111 .167 .278
Spring Training   74 12 1 0 3 9 7 2 31 1 2 0 .162 .182 .297 .479
Last Year   71 15 2 0 3 7 11 3 28 0 0 1 .211 .253 .366 .620
Career   401 71 13 1 14 32 44 8 144 2 3 10 .177 .211 .319 .531
Home   149 24 5 1 4 8 15 1 51 1 1 6 .161 .197 .289 .486
Road   155 27 5 0 6 15 15 4 58 1 2 3 .174 .209 .323 .531
Grass   290 50 10 1 10 23 30 4 101 2 3 9 .172 .207 .317 .524
Turf   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Day   66 13 2 0 2 5 6 1 22 1 2 2 .197 .229 .318 .547
Night   238 38 8 1 8 18 24 4 87 1 1 7 .160 .196 .303 .499
As Starter   303 50 10 1 10 23 30 5 109 2 3 9 .165 .201 .304 .504
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   51 7 1 0 3 4 4 0 21 0 2 3 .137 .185 .333 .519
Inning 1-3   92 14 2 0 3 5 9 1 39 0 0 2 .152 .179 .272 .451
Inning 4-6   112 22 5 1 4 13 13 3 33 1 1 3 .196 .235 .366 .601
Inning 7-9   98 15 3 0 3 5 8 1 35 1 2 4 .153 .192 .276 .468
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   122 24 7 1 4 7 19 3 50 0 2 2 .197 .228 .369 .597
1 Outs   85 16 3 0 4 12 8 1 26 2 1 0 .188 .193 .365 .558
2 Outs   97 11 0 0 2 4 3 1 33 0 0 7 .113 .181 .175 .356
Scoring Position   58 10 0 0 3 15 4 2 20 2 3 1 .172 .206 .328 .534
Bases Empty   185 31 8 1 6 6 23 2 64 0 0 7 .168 .206 .319 .525
Runner on 1st   61 10 2 0 1 2 3 1 25 0 0 1 .164 .190 .246 .436
Runner on 2nd   24 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 9 0 3 0 .125 .192 .250 .442
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 .200 .167 .800 .967
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 .200 .286 .800 1.086
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   153 11 1 0 4 7 9 2 109 1 0 4 .072 .106 .157 .263
First Pitch   45 8 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 .178 .260 .244 .504
Count 0-1   24 6 1 0 4 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .792 1.042
Count 0-2   27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 1 .000 .036 .000 .036
Count 1-0   24 8 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 1-1   25 8 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .320 .308 .360 .668
Count 1-2   53 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 38 1 0 1 .019 .036 .019 .055
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 2-1   19 5 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .632 .895
Count 2-2   43 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 30 0 0 2 .116 .156 .140 .295
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Full Count   30 5 0 0 4 6 5 2 16 0 0 0 .167 .219 .567 .785
Behind in Count   104 7 1 0 4 9 5 0 63 1 1 2 .067 .084 .192 .276
Ahead in Count   57 18 4 1 2 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 .316 .350 .526 .876
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   63 9 3 0 3 6 6 2 25 0 0 1 .143 .182 .333 .515
Batting 9th   240 41 7 1 7 17 24 3 84 2 3 8 .171 .206 .296 .501
Low Leverage   142 22 5 0 5 7 13 2 45 1 0 5 .155 .193 .296 .489
Medium Leverage   114 17 4 1 2 5 12 3 47 0 2 2 .149 .185 .254 .439
High Leverage   45 11 1 0 3 11 4 0 15 1 1 2 .244 .271 .467 .738
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2119 Buffalo - tMBU 23 11 26 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 .192 .192 .346 .538 42 35 -0.1
2121 Buffalo - tMBU 25 40 71 15 2 0 3 7 11 3 1 0 28 0 0 .211 .253 .366 .620 67 65 -0.2
2122 Buffalo - tMBU 26 97 304 51 10 1 10 23 30 5 9 2 109 2 0 .168 .203 .306 .509 38 34 -2.5
Total tMBU 148 401 71 13 1 14 32 44 8 10 2 144 3 0 .177 .211 .319 .531 43 39 -2.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2111 Total - 15 25 108 60 16 1 13 43 61 14 6 1 7 2 1 .556 .620 1.083 1.703 100 100 4.1
2112 Total - 16 26 112 58 16 3 13 45 65 13 6 1 9 9 2 .518 .583 1.062 1.646 100 100 4.0
2113 Total - 17 23 102 54 19 1 12 41 61 11 6 0 9 8 2 .529 .597 1.088 1.685 100 100 3.8
2113 Danville - DL 17 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 5 1 1 .200 .385 .200 .585 68 89 -0.1
2113 Lubbock - R 17 80 235 56 9 1 8 31 25 14 6 5 82 1 1 .238 .292 .387 .680 82 77 -0.4
2114 Lubbock - R 18 79 241 67 6 1 8 30 31 11 4 1 48 3 0 .278 .319 .411 .730 99 101 0.8
2115 Lubbock - R 19 26 77 24 4 0 2 16 11 8 1 1 11 0 0 .312 .379 .442 .821 131 133 0.7
2115 Camden - S A 19 50 150 35 5 0 2 11 12 4 4 0 38 2 0 .233 .272 .307 .579 50 53 -0.4
2116 Camden - S A 20 74 217 49 8 1 4 16 26 8 4 4 52 2 0 .226 .262 .327 .589 56 56 -1.2
2117 Duluth - AA 21 96 287 71 14 1 14 35 36 9 6 1 76 0 1 .247 .284 .449 .733 96 96 -0.1
2117 Kansas City - AAA 21 23 72 17 3 0 3 8 9 5 0 1 31 0 0 .236 .282 .403 .685 90 86 0.1
2118 Kansas City - AAA 22 131 472 117 23 1 30 81 69 23 11 6 138 4 2 .248 .295 .492 .786 117 116 1.5
2119 Kansas City - AAA 23 117 458 117 22 7 26 74 71 17 14 3 143 10 1 .255 .301 .504 .805 114 111 1.7
2120 Kansas City - AAA 24 132 468 110 22 1 23 78 42 26 10 4 135 20 2 .235 .287 .434 .721 96 92 -0.1
Total AAA 403 1470 361 70 9 82 241 191 71 35 14 447 34 5 .246 .294 .473 .766 108 105
Total AA 96 287 71 14 1 14 35 36 9 6 1 76 0 1 .247 .284 .449 .733 96 96
Total tMBUS A 124 367 84 13 1 6 27 38 12 8 4 90 4 0 .229 .266 .319 .585 54 55
Total tMBUARL 185 553 147 19 2 18 77 67 33 11 7 141 4 1 .266 .316 .405 .721 96 95
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2113 Lubbock - tMBUARL 17 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262 231 225 -0.2
2114 Lubbock - tMBUARL 18 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 60 51 -0.6
Total tMBUARL 4 11 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .273 .333 .636 .970 160 153
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2113 Lubbock - R LF 6 5 5 0 0 6 1 .833 41.0 1.10 -0.8 .844
2113 Lubbock - R RF 71 70 111 3 0 118 4 .966 541.0 1.90 +1.0 1.021
2113 Danville - DL RF 8 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 28.2 2.20 +0.6 1.038
2114 Lubbock - R LF 79 79 126 1 0 128 1 .992 623.2 1.83 -3.2 .960
2115 Camden - S A LF 50 50 123 5 3 129 1 .992 409.0 2.82 +1.4 .997
2115 Lubbock - R LF 25 25 49 0 0 50 1 .980 202.1 2.18 +0.4 .987
2116 Camden - S A LF 74 72 135 2 0 137 0 1.000 582.0 2.12 -1.0 .997
2117 Kansas City - AAA LF 19 19 30 1 1 31 0 1.000 152.1 1.83 -0.6 .982
2117 Duluth - AA LF 88 88 167 1 0 169 1 .994 728.2 2.08 -1.4 .991
2117 Duluth - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2117 Kansas City - AAA RF 4 4 13 1 1 14 0 1.000 33.0 3.82 +0.1 .984
2117 Duluth - AA RF 9 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 56.0 2.57 +0.4 .988
2118 Kansas City - AAA LF 99 98 195 4 2 199 0 1.000 827.1 2.16 -1.6 .988
2118 Kansas City - AAA RF 31 31 59 2 1 61 0 1.000 254.0 2.16 -0.9 1.001
2119 Buffalo - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2119 Buffalo - MLB RF 7 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 40.2 2.88 +0.3 1.058
2119 Kansas City - AAA RF 117 117 257 8 0 272 7 .974 1038.1 2.30 -11.4 .948
2120 Kansas City - AAA LF 8 8 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 71.0 2.66 -0.8 .917
2120 Kansas City - AAA CF 48 48 128 1 0 132 3 .977 408.2 2.84 -12.5 .912
2120 Kansas City - AAA RF 30 29 70 3 0 73 0 1.000 257.0 2.56 -3.9 .906
2121 Buffalo - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2121 Buffalo - MLB LF 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.0 .969
2121 Buffalo - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2121 Buffalo - MLB RF 22 13 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 126.0 2.07 -0.4 .972
2122 Buffalo - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2122 Buffalo - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2122 Buffalo - MLB RF 96 93 172 12 1 185 1 .995 785.2 2.11 -9.2 .933
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL LF 459 444 852 14 6 871 5 .994 3653.2 2.13 -7.7 .984
TOTAL CF 49 48 128 1 0 132 3 .977 410.2 2.83 -12.6 .912
TOTAL RF 395 368 747 29 3 788 12 .985 3160.1 2.21 -23.4 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2112 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (115); Power: - (89); Eye: - (56).
01/01/2113 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (113); Power: - (90); Eye: - (54).
02/15/2113 Named to the 2113 High School Draft League for the Danville Dans.
06/20/2113 Drafted in the 2113 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 13, 13th overall pick) by the Buffalo Blizzard, out of high school Holyoke (Holyoke; Holyoke, MA).
11/13/2113 Named the #93 prospect in the tMBU
01/01/2114 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (82); Power: - (78); Eye: - (28).
04/02/2114 Named the #83 prospect in the tMBU
07/03/2114 Named the #87 prospect in the tMBU
07/13/2114 Was selected to the 2114 the MoneyBall Union All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2115 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (70); Power: - (72); Eye: - (31).
04/01/2115 Named the #93 prospect in the tMBU
07/02/2115 Named the #99 prospect in the tMBU
07/12/2115 Was selected to the 2115 the MoneyBall Union All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2116 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (67); Power: - (69); Eye: - (31).
07/17/2116 Was selected to the 2116 the MoneyBall Union All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/2117 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (62); Power: - (68); Eye: - (30).
01/01/2118 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (63); Power: - (76); Eye: - (29).
06/01/2118 Wins the AAA FHL Batter of the Month Award.
07/05/2118 Named the #99 prospect in the tMBU
11/13/2118 Named the #86 prospect in the tMBU
12/05/2118 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2119 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 45; Power: 74; Eye: 38.
08/14/2119 Wins the AAA FHL Player of the Week Award.
11/30/2119 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2120 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 45; Power: 73; Eye: 38.
12/05/2120 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2121 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 42; Power: 71; Eye: 37.
12/15/2121 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $300,000.
01/01/2122 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 40; Power: 63; Eye: 36.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2122 3 7
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